Monday, 22 October 2012

Kampar's famous claypot chicken rice



New semester in UTAR brings about new food adventures for me. A friend from Penang recently joined UTAR and she mentioned about the claypot chicken rice that she heard was famous in Kampar. So on one random night, since all of us have not tried this before, we went to Kampar's old town for this! Its located along Jalan Idris right at the end just beside Watsons. We wanted to try once during lunch time only to be told it opens at night. When we arrived, the place was crowded with people. We can barely find a place to sit when my friend spotted a small empty table. Just enough to fit 4 person. We were first timers here so we're uncertain of what they have to offer. Ordered 4 cups of cold tea and then my friend who knows a little Cantonese went to order while the three of us who are not fluent in the language sits down and wait. Language can be a barrier when it comes to ordering here as people in this town speaks Cantonese. Back to the topic, she told the lady its for 4 person and she recommended to get a large pot and a small pot with vege. We waited for almost half an hour due to the crowd but the food was worth the wait. 

  The uncle managing the claypots over charcoal fire and this creates a really distinct flavour.

The front interior of the shop. As you can see, business is so good until they had to arrange extra tables and chairs outside.
                                   
  The pot of chicken rice. :)

First time there so i didn't know that we could request to add chinese sausage or more commonly known as lap cheong and salted fish (ham yu).

  Lettuce with oyster sauce and fried shallots. Simple yet delicious! 

I can say that the claypot chicken rice is simply amazing. Everything is well cooked! I wonder how the uncle remembers which pot started cooking first. His memory must be amazing.  The most important part is that all of these are cooked on charcoal fire. Everything cooked with charcoal is simply amazing. It gives a more distinct flavour. The rice isn't oily and the chicken is marinated well. The rice isn't burnt to a very extreme end and its just nice without the burnt smell. The rice bits is crunchy and it gives texture to the whole dish. The sesame oil gives fragrance to the rice. Moving on to the vegetables, I saw other tables opting for bean sprouts cooked in the same manner but we opted for lettuce. It was well seasoned with the oyster sauce and the fried shallot. 

To sum up the whole thing, the food was good. Service was not as good as we expected to be but the food was good to keep us happy. There are a few more stalls which many others claimed to be nicer than this stall but i feel that at the end it is all about the personal taste and preference. As for me, i will still go back to this stall but i would also try the other stalls and will probably write another review here when i have tried all to make a comparison.

Sunday, 8 July 2012

Chua Soi Lek vs Lim Guan Eng Debate Round 2




Saturday, 7 July 2012

Natural Mosquito Trapper DIY

How it works: Yeast will produce carbon dioxide which attract mosquitoes, and the sticky mixture will trap them inside.

Saturday, 16 June 2012

Ochado Kampar

Ochado has recently opened a new outlet in Kampar, which I believe is the first one in Perak. Many of the 'folks' (mostly students) over here have been anticipating this & have been thronging the outlet since this morning. Well till midnight, the outlet is still full of eager/first-time customers trying out the new beverage in town. Welcome Ochado Kampar!














Thursday, 14 June 2012

10 Fruit Juices Good for Health



Not many people know that soursop fruit (also part of the soursop tree, ie leaves) keep hidden strength to fight cancer effectively than with treatment using medicines and chemo therapy. Unfortunately, the good news is covered up by one of world company who conduct research and wants research funding plus generous benefits go to the company, before the pharmaceutical raw materials from soursop fruit thrown into the world market. Apart from soursop fruit, there are many other fruits that have a great benefits for health. All fruits are also consumed it easier and more comfortable with processed into healthy fruit juice.
10 Fruit Juices for Beneficial to Health 


10. Avocado juice

Avocado juice for health benefits include: 
Helps formation of red blood cells 
Preventing anemia 
For pregnant women, folic acid content of avocados can stimulate brain development and the formation of the spinal cord. 
Controlling the bad fats (LDL cholesterol) and raise the good fats (HDL cholesterol) 
Prevent stroke. 
Anti-wrinkle and ageless. etc.


09. Tomato juice



Tomato juice for health benefits are: 
High antioxidant useful to defend the body from free radicals. 
Content of lyopene in tomatoes could prevent prostate cancer. 
To maintain ideal body weight for those who are dieting to lose weight and may increase appetite for those who are raising the weight as well as in the recovery phase after illness. 
Preventing constipation. 
Glycogen levels can stabilize liver function, etc.



08. Apple juice


One apple a day could save your life, this phrase seems to be true, the content of apples is very useful for health, including: 
 Content of quercetin in apples may as anticancer and anti-inflammatory. 
Content of pectin can help remove dirt buildup in the gut for so long. 
Can lower cholesterol levels, blood pressure and blood sugar levels. 
Can reduce appetite. 
Can treat headaches, etc. 


07. Strawberry juice

Strawberry juice for health benefits are: 
Contain ellagic acid, which act as antioxidants to counteract free radicals that enter the body. 
Can inhibit tumor cell growth in lung, breast, cervix. 
Can cleanse the body’s digestive system. 
Controlling cholesterol levels. 
Can reduce pain in joints, etc.


06. Guava juice


Benefits contained in guava juice include: 
Can reduce cholesterol in the blood and lowers blood pressure. 
Can prevent thrush. 
Able to lose weight. 
Content of vitamin C in guava juice can relieve colds and coughs. 
Content astrigent can cure diarrhea. 
Can prevent bone loss in,  etc.


05. Kiwi fruit juice 

Kiwi juice for health benefits include: 
Rich in vitamin C is useful for protecting the body from cancer cells. 
Rich in fiber can reduce constipation. 
Content of potassium helps regulate blood pressure. 
To prevent infection, premature aging. 
Very good for those who suffer from heart disease. 
Relieve cold and flu, etc.


04. Mango juice


Mango juice for health benefits include: 
Can be as a disinfectant to cleanse the body and blood in the body. 
Rich in caretenoid that can mencegahh colon cancer and cervical cancer bone. 
Can rejuvenate the body’s cells. 
Can prevent body odor caused by bacteria, etc.


03. Noni juice 

Although it tastes pretty bad, but noni juice or noni fruit dutch is very beneficial to health, including: 
Can boost the immune system. 
Can normalize / reduce blood pressure. 
Be able to fight tumors and cancer cells. 
Contains scopoletin which functions as an anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic. 
Very useful for the disease: hypertension, stroke, diabetes, migraine, vertigo, vaginal discharge, painful joints, etc.



02. Pomegranate juice


 
Pomegranate juice for health benefits: 
Substances tannins can anesthetize roundworms, pinworms and tapeworms in the intestines and release it with feces. 
Rich in vitamins A, C, E and folic acid good for pregnancy. 
Rich in antioxidants that help prevent blockages in the arteries caused by cholesterol.
Prevent the occurrence of prostate cancer, etc. 


01. Soursop juice

A study published by The Journal of Natural Products mentioned that the soursop fruit as the “miracle fruit” that is very nutritious for health, including: 
Effectively pick and choose the target bad cells from 12 different types of cancer, namely breast cancer, prostate, lung, colon, pancreas. 
Working 10 thousand times more powerful to postpone cell growth cancer than drug (andriamicin) or chemo therapy. 
Soursop juice selectively hunt down and kill the bad cells and not harm / kill healthy cells, in contrast with a deadly chemo therapy evil and gels healthy cells (ie causing hair loss). 
Increase energy, immune system, preventing it from infection, etc

Saturday, 2 June 2012

Samsung Galaxy SIII photo gallery


Great shots on the beauty of the SGSIII, as well as what's so powerful inside ^^


the exterior








Interior